An interactive shopping system for use in a retail store. The system can include a container for holding products selected by at least one user, a client device, a scanner, a scale, and a processor in communication with the client device, a positioning system in communication with the client device or the processor, and a visual or audible indicator. The at least one user can select products, view product information, initiate a payment transaction, and complete a purchase utilizing the interactive shopping system.
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1. An interactive shopping system for use in a retail store comprising: a a container for holding products selected by at least one user; b a client device, wherein the client device is specific to the user, and further wherein the client device is attachable to a removable sleeve integrated with a sensor for scanning or weighing a product attached to the container; and c a processor in communication with the client device, wherein the processor is further in communication with a data storage configured to bi-directionally communicate with a network, and further in communication with a store administrative processor with a store administrative data storage having a store library comprising product information, wherein the processor in communication with the client device acts as a user specific portable point of sale when used in conjunction with the administrative processor, wherein the data storage or the store administrative data storage comprise computer instructions instructing the processor or the store administrative processor to: i match scanned products with the product information, wherein the product information includes product specifications or product pricing; ii retrieve the product information as requested by the at least one user; iii communicate with the client device to display the product information; or iv initiate a payment transaction from the client device with the portable point of sale.
2. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the container is a shopping cart, a shopping basket, or a shopping bag.
3. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the client device is provided by the retail store or is a personal device of the at least one user.
4. The interactive shopping system of claim 3 , wherein the client device comprises a display.
5. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the scanner identifies a product based upon a product code.
6. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the client device is a cellular phone, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a smart watch, a laptop, a computer, a personal digital assistant, or combinations thereof.
7. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the scanner is capable of reading a universal product code, a shape, a quick response code, a bar code, a picture, or combinations thereof.
8. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , further comprising a positioning system in communication with the client device or the processor.
9. The interactive shopping system of claim 8 , wherein the positioning system ascertains a position of the client device within the retail store.
10. The interactive shopping system of claim 8 , wherein a map of the retail store is displayed to the at least one user with the position of the client device displayed upon the map of the retail store.
11. The interactive shopping system of claim 8 , wherein a map of the retail store is displayed to the at least one user with a position of a product.
12. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , further comprising a visual or audible indicator.
13. The interactive shopping system of claim 12 , wherein a route to the product is displayed to the at least one user.
14. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the positioning system ascertains a position of the client device within the retail store.
15. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , wherein the processor in communication with the client device and the container constitutes a user specific portable point of sale.
16. The interactive shopping system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one visual indicator, wherein each visual indicator of the at least one visual indicator denotes all products are paid, at least one product is unpaid, or at least one product is pending payment.
17. The interactive shopping system of claim 16 , wherein each visual indicator of the at least one visual indicator is a colored light.
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November 25, 2015
February 9, 2021
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